Mob Rule in New Orleans / Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics

Name: Mob Rule in New Orleans / Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics
Author: Ida B. Wells-Barnett

By Ida B. Wells-Barnett

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A detailed pamphlet recounts the violent week in New Orleans that began when police attempted to arrest two Black men, leading to a deadly shootout, a citywide manhunt, and widespread assaults by enraged civilians; it reproduces contemporary newspaper accounts and police reports, challenges official narratives that labeled the men as criminals, and compiles a broader history and statistics of burnings and lynchings across the country to document patterns of racial violence and to urge readers to circulate factual evidence.

About the Author

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an influential African American journalist, educator, and early civil rights advocate born in 1862. She is best known for her courageous investigations into the practice of lynching in the United States, which she documented in her seminal works such as "Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases" and "The Red Record." Through her writings, Wells-Barnett exposed the brutal realities of racial violence and challenged the prevailing narratives that justified such atrocities. Her relentless activism and commitment to social justice made her a key figure in the early civil rights movement, and her legacy continues to inspire contemporary discussions on race and equality.